This is basically a blog about training and performance. ...well that and a place for me to crap on and moan in equal measure.

When and Where?

Group Training from 7.00am till 12.00pm and again from 5.00pm till 9.00pm Monday to Friday & Saturday 10.30am till 12.30pm...I'll take it that if you found this site then you'll stand a pretty good chance of finding the gym...if you can't...then look harder.

Individual sessions and consultations are available throughout the day outside of group training times...but if you didn't know that...there's a good chance I won't see you any way...I've standards to keep....eventually I hope to be so exclusive that I won't see anyone.

...before you ask....yes, I am expensive....really expensive.

Items of Interest

Stuff I like...that I also get a juicy cut of if you buy it

Lyle McDonald's Books- Everything I've stolen in the area of nutrition. If I've told you how to lose weight... it was from here... if you've got advice on bulking up... also here... if you are seriously interested in nutrtion and sports performance... don't talk to me unless you own them.

Dan John's 3 DVD set- (Something I won't get a cut of... but Dan, when I'm in Utah... you buy the beer... even if I have to wait an hour for my next one) The set includes Everything's over my head, From the ground up and Carried Away. If you are interested in lifting you should buy it. Just about everything I know and teach with regards to Oly Lifting was stolen from these... I bought them and still watch them.

Iron Woody Bands- These are the bands we use. I don't think they are better or worse than other bands but I can tell you I still have the original bands I bought years and years ago so they've stood the test of time.

Friday, August 8, 2008

...this is not to say that proper exercise technique and application should be dismissed but come on seriously...this is training...this isn't even being done competitively

Some live scrummaging practice...do you think sit ups is the biggest risk to these lads backs?

Logi played most of the games at the end of last season while recovering from a broken back...and no...it wasn't from doing sit ups or windscreen wipers.

I bet the lads wish that it was Logi who one the Fatathon...thankfully though he's only 120+kgs.

Logi likes lineout's only because being lifted is so slimming.

This is why we push press.

6 comments:

Adrienl
said...

will just thoughted i would get in first with some questions if you don't mind.1) Do you work with any league players in ireland? (also do you follow any particular aussie football code)2) with regards to field sport players (eg bball or rugby) what is the minimum of cardio you would use in the offseason if it had to be put on the backburner to allow for more muscle or strength development?3) i realise a certain style of video is off limits but would we be able to see a live inverted row and 3 rm test?4) a few posts back a guy is doing scap work with a band around him could you explain for what reason he was doing this?5)have you ever worked with powerlifters or bodybuilders? ( i ask this to get a better idea of your background)6) finally have you ever had people using front squats go dizzy weak or faint (due to cutting blood off to the head) and what technique corrections would you advise to fix this and stop it recurring?thanks again for your time and i hope you realise your blog is most definitely the most regularly updated in the fitness world.

Adrienl said...will just thought i would get in first with some questions if you don't mind.1) Do you work with any league players in ireland? (also do you follow any particular aussie football code)Yes and yes...I follow the AFL, NRL and Super 14's. 2) with regards to field sport players (eg bball or rugby) what is the minimum of cardio you would use in the offseason if it had to be put on the backburner to allow for more muscle or strength development?That's a how long is a piece of string question...I don't have a stock standard answer for you as it would be athlete dependent.3) i realise a certain style of video is off limits but would we be able to see a live inverted row and 3 rm test?If people asked like that they would of got what they wanted. There is already a 3Rm Pull Up test posted on the blog...Killers 70lbish effort. I will put an inverted row test as well.4) a few posts back a guy is doing scap work with a band around him could you explain for what reason he was doing this?At a guess I'd say because I made him...I'll have to take a look...actually you take a look and tell me which image you're talking about. 5)have you ever worked with powerlifters or bodybuilders? ( i ask this to get a better idea of your background)Yes and yes and I still do.6) finally have you ever had people using front squats go dizzy weak or faint (due to cutting blood off to the head) and what technique corrections would you advise to fix this and stop it recurring?Try not putting the thing on your throat would be a good start. The other thing is I don't use front squats as a high rep exercise so it really isn't a problem for me or anyone who's programs I write.thanks again for your time and i hope you realise your blog is most definitely the most regularly updated in the fitness world.Thanks I think.

Maybe im being a complete jerk but I don't see the need for either sit ups or windscreen wipers in their program, just as I don't really see them having any use of a overhead cable curl... :)Well I wouldn't say you were being a COMPLETE jerk.

6) finally have you ever had people using front squats go dizzy weak or faint (due to cutting blood off to the head) and what technique corrections would you advise to fix this and stop it recurring?thanks again for your time and i hope you realise your blog is most definitely the most regularly updated in the fitness world.

Tell them to shrug their shoulders up slightly in the rack and to starighten their head pulling their throat back from the bar. Most lifters hold their braeth on the way down and breathe out when they hit the sticking point.

will just wanted to thank you for answering those questions and clear up somethings1) good answer on the cardio issue as i could immediatley think of a variety of athletes who would have varying needs for cardio. i really need to think of better questions 2) sorry to be a pain but i meant the squat 3rm test sorry should have been clearer3) with regards to the band work i gather the player was workin on correct scap positioning and learning to correctly use his rhomboids to resist the bands pulling force4)continuing the front squat questions do you try to tech the clean grip first and then change if they just can't get it right or does it depend on the players sport?5) a question regarding your appearance did you ever have issues with it hampering your position as a coach? this could relate to demonstrating an exercise, getting a job or convincing a client you know your stuff again thanks for time and patience